A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924

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A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924 is a widely acclaimed historical study that offers a sweeping, narrative-driven account of the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
history book ⓘ
approach cultural history ⓘ
political history ⓘ
social history ⓘ
author Orlando Figes ⓘ
awardReceived WH Smith Literary Award ⓘ
Wolfson History Prize ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coversFigure Alexander Kerensky ⓘ
Joseph Stalin ⓘ
Leon Trotsky ⓘ
Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ
Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
endsWith consolidation of Bolshevik power by 1924 ⓘ
focusesOnEvent February Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Russian Revolution

October Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Russian Revolution

Russian Civil War ⓘ
Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to: Russian Revolution
genre historical study ⓘ
hasPerspective emphasis on human cost of revolution ⓘ
hasSequelRelation The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia ⓘ
ISBN 978-0-224-04397-7 ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification DK265 .F54 1996 ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStyle narrative history ⓘ
notableFor comprehensive treatment of the Russian Revolution ⓘ
use of personal testimonies and diaries ⓘ
OCLC 34514372 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
pageCount ~900 ⓘ
publicationYear 1996 ⓘ
publisher Jonathan Cape ⓘ
setsBeginning Russian famine of 1891–1892 ⓘ
setting Russian Empire ⓘ
Soviet Russia ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
subject Russian Revolution ⓘ
Russian history ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
students of history ⓘ
timeSpanCovered 1891–1924 ⓘ

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Orlando Figes → notableWork → A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924 ⓘ
Orlando Figes → notableWork → A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924 ⓘ
subject linked to: Figes
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia → relatedWork → A People’s Tragedy ⓘ
linked to: A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924